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Walk on the Wild Side

Lou Reed

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LIST YEAR

1972

Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.

Genre

RockGlam rock

Theme

Not classified

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1972

Release: 1972Source checked

V3.7 reviewed original release year: The original Transformer recording dates to 1972; later single-chart or concert dates do not replace the album year.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1972.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

New York Public Library - Lou Reed in the 1970s
Archive guide and item catalog establish Transformer in 1972 and list the original Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side. Original album year, not later live recordings, demos, remasters or regional single dates.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

The characters of Andy Warhol's Factory

Evidence scope: Supplied annotation, not independently verified inspiration.

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1972.html position 145
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.

Other appearances and versions

Recording identity based on title and credited artist; no audio fingerprint.

Release metadata and original source status are shown on the entry.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Chronology-screened editorial addition; reported release date still unverified; not a verified chart ranking.

Editorial classification of this recording, informed by the cited artist and original-release context. Genre tags are interpretive, not an assertion that the source assigns an exact taxonomy.

Owner-supplied 1972.html position 145
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.

New York Public Library - Lou Reed in the 1970s
Archive guide and item catalog establish Transformer in 1972 and list the original Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side. Original album year, not later live recordings, demos, remasters or regional single dates.

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